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Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1

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Definition: A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.      Other names CAT 1 Transporter; CAT 1 Transport Protein; Solute Carrier Family 7-(Cationic Amino Acid Trans; SLC7A1 Transporter; CAT-1 Transport Protein; ATRC1; Transporter, SLC7A1; Transporter, CAT-1; Transport Protein, CAT-1; CAT-1 Transporter
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
CAT-3 transporter, human  0   *Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 Mar 1;1668(2):234-9
Slc7a1 protein, mouse  0   *Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1.
SLC7A1 protein, human  0   *Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1.

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